Hay rake



Oct. 15, 1935. A. c. LINDGREN 2 She ets-Sheet l Fild June 6, 1954 Oct. 15, 1935. A c. LINDGREN HAY RAKE Fi led June 6, 1934 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Oct. 15, 1935 UNITE STATES HAY RAKE Alexus G. Lindgren, Chicago, Ill., assignor to International Harvester Company, a corporation of New Jersey Application June 6, 1934, Serial No. 729,181

8 Claims. (Cl. 56-367) The invention relates to improvements in hay rakes of the combined side delivery and tedder type.

An object of the invention is to provide an li-improved light weight, strong, reel shaft construction to facilitate assembly-of the reel.

Another object is to provide an improved structure for connecting the reel heads, or spiders, to the reel shaft.

10 Still another object is to provide an improved means for preventing the teeth on the tooth carrying bars adjacent the spiders from engaging the spiders when the reel rotates.

Other objects will become apparent as the dis- 15 closure is more fully made.

In the preferred example of the invention herein to be shown and described these desirable objects are attained by forming the reel shaft of several sections of pipe arranged end to end and having plates welded to the adjoining ends. These ends are bolted together to secure the several sections firmly together to form a continuous, strong, light-weight reel shaft. These plates fit into recessed hub portions of the reel 25 heads, and the same bolts which secure the pipe sections rigidly together also serve to secure the reel heads to the plates. One head at each end of the reel is so secured to the reel shaft. A center plate welded to the shaft is utilized in a 80 similar manner to secure a center reel head to the shaft. The outer ends of the spider arms of the center head are provided with means to prevent the teeth on the tooth bars from contacting these center arms to prevent bending and 85 possible breakage of the teeth.

As shown in the drawings:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of one end of the rake frame and reel, showing the manner of connecting an end reel head to the reel shaft;

40 Figure 2 is a side elevational view, partly in section, of the same structure shown in Figure 1;

Figure 3 is a detail sectional view through spider arms as taken along the line 3-3 appearing in Figure 2, looking in the direction of the arrows;

45 Figure 4 is a view similar to Figure 3, but showing a portion of the center reel head as taken along the line 4-4 of Figure 2, looking in the indicated direction; and

Figure 5 is an elevational view of the three pipe 50 sections forming the reel shaft, the sections being disassembled and shown in axial alignment.

The rake shown is of the conventional side delivery type having a main frame I0 and a diagonally disposed raking reel frame II, carrying 55 the usual stripper rods I2. In the conventional manner, not shown, the frame l0 carries a bearing box I3 in which are bearings carrying the forward end of the diagonal reel shaft generally numbered I4 and shown in Figure 5. This shaft H is in the form of a pipe and comprises three parts or sections; to-wit, a front pipe stub section I l a similar rear short section I l and, a main shaft section I4 as long as the reel and of slightly larger diameter than the end sections, I as shown. The end section l4 is carried in a bearing box, not shown, similar to the one I3, at the rear end of the frame.

In forming this improved reel shaft I4, the sections thereof are arranged coaxially end to end, as shown in Figure 5. Adjacent ends of the sections are passed through and have welded thereto triangularly shaped plates I5 provided with registering bolt holes, so that bolts I6 passed therethrough serve securely to fasten the sections together to form acontinuous, unitary reel shaft, 30 or axle I4. The middle, main pipe section I4, intermediately of its ends is also provided with another similar triangularly shaped plate I"! welded thereto.

The forward set of plates I5 between the sec- 95 tions I 4 and I4 have secured thereto by the same bolts I6, a three armed, one piece spider or reel head I8 having a substantially triangular center, or hub portion, l9 recessed at to receive the plates l5. Each arm of the front head I8 is bent or curved rearwardly, as shown in Figure 2, for a purpose presently to appear. The plates I5 between the shaft sections M and It in the same way carry a rear reel head, not shown.

As shown in Figures 2 and 4, the intermediate 85 plate II on the reel shaft has bolted thereto an intermediate reel head or spider formed of three separate arms 2|, each arm being secured at two points by bolts 22 to the plate IT. This inner spider is thus formed of separate arms to facilitate assembly of the reel.

The end reel heads have the outer ends of their arms I 8 formed with sleeves 23 to carry the ends of tooth, or rake, bars 24 formed of pipe material. These pipes 24 have secured thereto the usual coil spring teeth 25. The coils on the teeth adjacent the arms I8 cause the end teeth to spread in the direction of the arms l8. 'I o prevent the end teeth from catching on these arms I8, said arms are curved away from the teeth, as previously described. In this way, these end teeth are protected from being damaged.

The free ends of the arms 2| of the center reel head have clamped thereto by bolts 26, sleeves 21 for carrying the middle portions of the tooth carrying pipes 24. Each of these sleeves 21 is extended, as shown in Figure 2, and formed with an extension 28 against which the adjacent tooth 25 is stopped from spreading toward the adjacent arm 2|, to prevent the said tooth from possible damage.

As shown in Figures 1 and 2, the ends of the tooth bar pipes 24 carry cranks 29 which are in turn pivotally connected to pins 30 carried in sleeves 3| formed at the outer ends of three arms 32, which in the usual way are part of the tooth angling eccentric 33 carried on rollers 34.

These rollers are journaled on a shifter bar 35 for preventing damage to certain of the teeth is provided.

It is the intention to cover all changes and modifications not departing from the scope of the invention which has been defined in the following claims.

What is claimed is: i

1. In a rake, a reel shaft carrying a polygonally shaped plate, a reel comprising a head having a recess to fit and receive the plate, and means to secure the plate and head together.

2. In a rake, a reel shaft having a plate welded thereto, a reel comprising a head having a hub portion formed with a recess into which said plate fits, and means to detachably secure the plate and head together.

3. In a rake, a hollow reel shaft having a trlangularly shaped plate welded thereto, said shaft passing through the plate, a reel having a head formed with a hub portion having a triangularly shaped recess into which the plate fits, and means 5 plates together to join the shaft sections, said means also connecting the reel head to the plates.

5.1m a rake, a reel shaft formed of a plurality of hollow shaft sections arranged end toend,

the adjoining ends of the sections being passed 15 through and having polygonally shaped plates welded thereto, a reel head having a hub formed with a recess corresponding to the shape of the a plates, and means to secure the plates together to join the shaft sections and to join the head to 20 the plates, said plates being located in said hub recess.

6. A rake having a reel shaft, a head thereon including arms, bars carried by the arms, teeth on the bars, said arms being curved in a direction 25 away from the end tooth on the bars to prevent the arm from damaging the said end tooth.

7. A rake having a reel shaft, a head thereon including arms, bars carried by the arms, teeth on the bars, and means on the bars adjacent the 30 :1

arms to prevent the adjacent teeth from clashing with the arms.

8. A rake having a reel shaft, a head thereon including arms, bars carried by the arms, teeth on the bars, and means on the bars adjacent the arms to prevent the adjacent teeth from clashing with the arms, said means comprising a sleeve including a tooth deflector extension.

ALEXUS C. LINDGREN. 

